On the Origin of Nations. Between primordialism and modernism. Cover Image

O pochodzeniu narodów. Między prymordializmem a modernizmem
On the Origin of Nations. Between primordialism and modernism.

Author(s): Marek Migalski
Subject(s): Politics, Sociology, Political history, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: nation; primordialism; modernism; ethnosymbolism

Summary/Abstract: The essay concerns issue of origin of the nations. Author presents discussion about when nations were „discovered”. The main topic is dedicated dispute between main scientificapproaches represented by primordialism, modernism, ethnosymbolism and perenialism. Author presents all of them and in the conlusions takes a stand in this discussion as a moderate modernist, who accepts some ideas of ethnosymbolism.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 135-143
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish